Guests: Jackie Thomas, LCSW, PMH-C; Barbara Williams, LMSW
Social Workers, Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital Memphis
In this episode:
- Identify three key psychosocial risk factors that NICU social workers screen NICU parents for during their baby’s admission
- Describe one common misconception that NICU families may have about the role of social workers
- List three specific ways a NICU social worker provides support to families navigating the challenges of having an infant in intensive care
About Jackie Thomas and Barbara Williams
Jackie Thomas, LCSW, PMH-C
Jackie Thomas is an LCSW, PMH-C who has more than 30 years in the field of social work, primarily in psychiatric settings. She completed graduate studies at the University of Michigan. Over the past six years, she has worked in the NICU at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.
Barbara Williams, LMSW
Barbara Williams has a master’s in social work from the University of Tennessee. She has been a social worker in the hospital setting at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for over 30 years, specifically assigned to the NICU at Methodist Germantown for 8 years and the NICU at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital for over nine years.
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